While we are currently eagerly awaiting the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, we are receiving good news from Westeros. Another series from George RR Martin’s popular fantasy universe has made huge production progress because A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight has now found its two main actors.
As the HBO streamer Max officially announced Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell slip into the roles of Dunk and Egg, whose adventures George RR Martin recorded in three novellas in the novel series Tales of Dunk and Egg.
Fantasy Casting: Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
About a century before the events of Game of Thrones, House Targaryen sits on the Iron Throne and the memories of the last dragons have not yet faded. In the midst of this tumultuous age, an unlikely duo, Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey) and Egg (Ansell), roam the Seven Kingdoms: a young, naive but courageous knight and his tiny squire. A potential example of the so-called Badass and child-Trope as known from Lone Wolf & Cub, The Mandalorian or The Last of Us.
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Peter Claffey was most recently in the series Bad Sisters and Wrecked! and was previously active as a professional rugby player. Dexter Sol Ansell took on the role of the young Coriolanus Snow last year and was featured in The Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The young Brit made his acting debut at the age of four in the series Emmerdale Farm.
When is the Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Night coming?
George RR Martin will write and executive produce A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Night alongside Ira Parker. The first season will be the first novella from Martin’s series of novels entitled The Hedge Night adapt.
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It is not yet known when the series will start on Max. Game of Thrones replenishment awaits you soon with the second season of House of the Dragon. This starts on the night of June 16th to June 17th, 2024 on Sky Germany.